This will be the second HKT & ISTP joint conference after HKT24-ISTP5 2009 in Beijing and the first ISTP outside China.

Themes:

Geodynamics (the HKTW in its common manner)

The Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding mountain ranges and basins is a key region for researching continental collision processes and long-term climate evolution. It is also important for understanding natural hazards.

The Tibetan Plateau with its surrounding mountain ranges is the water head of major river systems in Asia. Research on water cycle and climate archives helps to understand the Asian monsoon system and the plateau response to global change.

Topics: Climate observations and modeling – lakes, rivers, glaciers, permafrost and geomorphology in the view of water cycle and climate change – archives of Late Paleocene and Holocene climate evolution

Ecosystems in view of environmental change and human impact

The Tibetan Plateau is associated with extreme environmental conditions, while variability of monsoon climate is threatening human life with floods and droughts. The ecosystems are especially sensitive to environmental change and human impacts.

Topics: ecosystems and biodiversity of alpine and monsoonal regions – response of ecosystems to environmental change and human impact – interdependence and environmental impact of land use

Call for abstracts:

The call for abstracts is open!

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 June 2013 Details see HKT-ISTP Website

Online registration of participants and payments will be handled by tgag, a non profit service company at Tübingen University (you will be redirected to the ISTP-HKT-2013 registration and payment pages on www.tgag-center.de.

Hotel reservation:

Block reservations for participants have been made at several hotels in and around Tübingen. For Student participants and budget travellers, the DJH youth hostel Tübingen,situated at the scenic banks of Neckar river, offers excellent value.

Two 6-7 day field trips to the Alps, one for (A): geology, one for (B): environment are planned directly after the conference, starting 25 AugustPre-registration for individual field trips during conference registration!For preliminary program and cost estimates, please see HKT-ISTP Website